Wise Giving Wednesday: Online Giving Platforms
This month the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued guidance about online giving portals. As described, these portals provide a list of charities that potential...
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Wise Giving Wednesday: Charity Concerts in Summer
As summer officially begins in a couple of weeks, I am reminded that this is the time of year when many people attend concerts,...
Wise Giving Wednesday – Collaboration
Almost 400 hundred years ago, the famous English poet John Donne said that “no man is an island.” In many ways, the same can...
Wise Giving Wednesday: How Many U.S. Charities Are There?
Each year the U.S. Internal Revenue Service produces a Data Book that provides information and statistics about returns filed, taxes collected and related issues...
Wise Giving Wednesday – Building Trust Part 11
Two years ago, when the BBB Wise Giving Alliance was one of the co-signers on The Overhead Myth letter, more than one charity executive...
Wise Giving Wednesday: 100% Claims in Charity Appeals
A statement used in a charity appeal can be accurate but may still provide a misleading impression to donors. While each appeal aims to...
Wise Giving Wednesday: Nepal Disaster Relief, Crowdfunding and Social Media
Strong earthquakes are frightening, devastating and immediately pull on our heartstrings. Nepal’s earthquake is no exception. BBB Wise Giving Alliance encourages donors to respond...
Wise Giving Wednesday: Online Giving 7.1% of 2015 Total
With all the attention given to charities’ use of technology, the internet and social media, you would think that the online environment is the...
Wise Giving Wednesday: Earth Day is 50 Years Old Today
It is hard to believe that Earth Day began half a century ago on April 22, 1970. From its initial small gatherings at colleges,...
Wise Giving Wednesday: $390 Billion Donated in 2016
Giving USA, the annual summary of U.S. giving statistics produced by the Indiana University Lily Family School of Philanthropy, just released figures for 2016...
Wise Giving Wednesday: Tragedy Fundraising, Technology & Collaboration
It is still difficult for many of us to emotionally recover from what happened at the Pulse Nightclub in Orlando this past Sunday. So...
Veterans’ Charities That Mislead: BBB Wise Giving Alliance Joins Federal and State Regulators in Announcing Enforcement Actions
Washington DC (July 19, 2018) – BBB Wise Giving Alliance (Give.org), the charity monitoring organization affiliated with the Better Business Bureau, joined today with...